000 FZNT23 KNHC 011516 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA. SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 78W WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE FAR W CARIB THROUGH MON EVENING AND INTERACT WITH AN UPPER TROUGH TO MAINTAIN VERY ACTIVE WEATHER. A SECOND WEAK TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN EARLY TONIGHT REACHING ALONG 63W MON MORNING...69W TUE MORNING...75W WED MORNING...AND THEN ALONG 80W THU MORNING. A TROPICAL WAVE AND ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE E ATLC WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WED AFTERNOON AND REACH THE LESSER ANTILLES THU MORNING. THERE IS MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA AS IT APPROACHES THE CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. S OF 18N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 18N MON. .WED AND THU...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W MON. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 73W. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTIONS. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING . SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT NW PORTIONS. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT NEAR LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT NE OF LOW CENTER. S OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE FROM CENTRAL ATLC W-SW TO N CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND ALLOW A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH TO STALL ACROSS THE NW WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY N TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU PUSHING THE TROUGH NW OF THE AREA. A TROPICAL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE AREA...WITH POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT TO POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL REACH THE NE CARIBBEAN THU MORNING AND APPROACH SE PORTIONS THU NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN AUG 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 75W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT NEAR POSSIBLE LOW CENTER THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT NEAR POSSIBLE LOW CENTER LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS SPREADING W ACROSS THE SE WATERS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING